Diabetes Type1

tbh

Unregistered wrote: »

did someone say before it takes longer for insulin to work when you inject in the leg? i injected through my jeans this morning(maybe bad idea) and now my blood sugar is 17. yesterday exact same scenario except i injected straight into my stomack and blood was a perfect 6 after it. i ate same amount of cereal, took same dose of insulin and blood sugar was the same before each breakfast!

yeah it does - I found that out as well. I wouldn't inject through your clothes either.

chilli_pepper

Unregistered wrote: »

did someone say before it takes longer for insulin to work when you inject in the leg?

You can take long acting insulin in your Leg but fast acting should be injected straight into your stomach

Phototoxin

I've been having toast whole meal bread with some marmalade. BS tends to be a little higher than normal. I'm not DAFNE-ing but sometimes I ±2 units of Novorapid.

Where the insulin is injected does make a difference. Also if you are worried do a daywhere you test before food, and 2 hours after food. If everything is right then you're sugars should be within normal tolerances 2 hours after.

LegacyUser

Hi, I have been reading through all the threads there, I am not doing so great with my BS just now, I am on humalog 3 times daily and levemir at night. I feelo like I have no idea what I am doing just now and everytime I call the clinic I get an answering machine and no one ever calls back. I am having lots of lows I had one at 1.6 on Friday there and it was very frightening. If anyone has any ideas? I would really appreciate it. Thanks Gerry.

tbh

Gerry, we can't really give you any specific advice on thread, but maybe if you let us know what doses you take, and when, we may be able to offer some general advice.

gerryholmes

I have to guess really what dozes to take depending what my BS is. Sometimes I get it right. I take 30units of levimer at night. In the morning if my BS is between 4-6 I would take about 8 units and usually more at lunch time and more again at t-time depending on how much I am eating. But everyday is different depending on what I am doing, I am constantly worrying/thinking about it. Then some evenings it can be as high as 25!! I hear people talking about 'carb counting' but I can't seem to get the hang of it, I will need to take time and study it bit more. Thanks gerry:D

tbh

well - strictly as a guideline for you, you understand - My doc tells me to measure my blood sugar, and then take 2 units of Novarapid for each gram of CHO, and a half unit for each number over 5 my B/S is.

For example, if I'm 9, and eating ten grams of Cho, it's 9-5=4, /2= 2 + 10/2=5, so that's 7 in total - you really should discuss with your specialist tho.

gerryholmes

Thanks very much, I am going to give them a call today and see how I get on.

LegacyUser

just wondering how high peoples Blood sugar goes after eating before it goes back to normal? Mine is now 14 one hour after eating. it should be back to "normal' in another hour hopefully.

mike65

Typically 10-ish when I check, not that I do a 'post meal peak' check that often (ony if I suspect the worst as a rule!)

kowloon

I had a hypo last week just as I was putting ram into my netbook. I tried to finish the job and dropped the mobo face down onto the carpet. The thing is now an expensive wall ornament.
This, more than any infection or black spot in my eye, makes me want to get control of this insulin malarkey.

chilli_pepper

Hypos really suck , it can be very hard to get the balance right all the time